Excellent Jim! Thanks alot - I'll try this out...
>I think I have a way to make this work where the user cannot override the execution of the post setup program. You have to use a Microsoft tool called Orca to directly edit the MSI file.
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>Orca ships with the Windows Installer SDK, currently at version 1.5 beta 1, and located at http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/msdn-files/027/001/530/msdncompositedoc.xml
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>Install the SDK, and look in the C:\Program Files\MsiIntel.SDK\Tools directory for Orca.msi to install it. Once Orca is installed, you can edit an installer package by rightclicking and selecting "Edit with Orca".
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>Steps:
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>1. Create a setup as Claude suggests using ISE-LEVFP, to add your file to run after the setup. Create a CD ROM setup, so a separate MSI file is created.
>2. Go to the MSI file for your setup. It will be in the \Express\CD_ROM\DiskImages\DISK1 directory. Rightclick and select Edit with Orca.
>3. Click the ControlCondition item in the Tables list on the left. Find the record in the table on the right where Dialog = SetupCompleteSuccess and Control = CheckLaunchProgram. Change the Action from Show to Hide
>4. Find the record in the table on the right where Dialog = SetupCompleteSuccess and Control = CheckLaunchText. Change the Action from Show to Hide. These 2 actions hide the checkbox and its caption.
>5. Click the ControlEvent item in the Tables list on the left. Find the record in the table on the right where Dialog = SetupCompleteSuccess, Control = OK, Event = DoAction, and Argument = LaunchProgramFileFromSetupCompleteSuccess. Change the Condition from the long string "" And NOT Installed> to a simple 1.
>6. Save and close the MSI in Orca.
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>This works for me, the program is launched but the checkbox does not appear in the setup dialog.
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>Use this at your own risk, as I have only verified it works with a simple setup routine.
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>Also note that each time you recreate your setup with ISE-LEVFP, you will have to repeat the steps above as the MSI is completely overwritten.
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>I hope this helps!
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>Jim